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Child abductions

By: Brandon Fisher. Child abductions. Family Abduction Statistics. "Family kidnapping" accounts for nearly 50% of all child kidnappings. More than 300,000 family abductions occur in the U.S. each year.

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Child abductions

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  1. By: Brandon Fisher Child abductions

  2. Family Abduction Statistics • "Family kidnapping" accounts for nearly 50% of all child kidnappings. • More than 300,000 family abductions occur in the U.S. each year. • 163,000 of these cases involve the concealment of a child, transporting out of state, or intent to keep the child permanently. • The child has experienced serious mental harm in 16% of the cases. • The child has experienced physical abuse or harm in 24% of the cases. • The child is sexually abused in 7% of the cases. • Mothers flee with children in 54% of the cases. Fathers flee with children in 46% of the cases.

  3. OtherAbductionTypes • "Acquaintance kidnapping" (kidnapping by person(s) known to the family) account for over 25% of all child kidnappings. • “Stranger kidnapping" accounts for nearly 25% of all child kidnappings. • Victims of "stranger kidnappings" are found alive only 60% of the time. • The number of missing persons has risen from just over 150,000 to over 800,000 in the last 20 years. • Approximately 80% of non family abductions are sexually motivated.

  4. SlayerofInnocence • Written by Jim Conover • Published in April 2003

  5. Jaycee Dugard Case • Kidnapped on June 10, 1991 at the bus stop near her home at the age of 11 • Found on August 26, 2009 after 18 years Phillip and Nancy Garrido Jaycee at age 11

  6. JayceeNow • 29 years old • Living with her family and two daughters

  7. Shawn Hornbeck Case • Kidnapped in 2002 at the age of 11 while riding his bicycle • Found on January 12, 2007 at the 15 in the apartment of Michael Devlin

  8. ShawnNow • 17 years old • Living with his family and trying to make up for the time he lost • Shawn Hornbeck Foundation • Book

  9. ElizabethSmart Case • Kidnapped on June 5, 2002 at the age of 14 • Found 9 months later

  10. ElizabethNow • 21 years old • BYU • Book • Political Activist

  11. EffectsofChildAbductions • Increase in security • Awareness • The effect on the child’s future

  12. Citations • http://miamishield.com/childabduction.html • http://www.lostchildren.org/statistics.htm • http://www.shawnhornbeckfoundation.com/ • SlayerofInnocence

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